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Chuoukan Shimizuya, a Japanese guesthouse in the center of Nagano City, offers traditional accommodation at a reasonable price. The hotel has a history of 160 years and is still very much built in the...

Blooming every spring, Japan's fabled cherry blossoms are stunning to behold and at the top of many international visitor’s must-see lists. Starting from Nagano Station, this one-day only tour tran...

**PLEASE NOTE - In the case that the cherry blossoms are not in bloom at any of the sites, we will contact you in advance to provide the option of switching onto our 1-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Tem...

**PLEASE NOTE - this tour will not operate in winter 2024/25. We hope to offer it again in winter 2025/26. If you are looking for some fun in the snow this winter, our 1-Day Snow Monkeys & Snow F...

Situated between the popular destinations of Tokyo and Kyoto, the mountainous of region of Nagano is the literal heart of Japan and a road less travelled by many international visitors. This tour c...

The name of this street in Nagano City literally translates to "shops on the inside", alluding to its location on the Zenko-ji Temple complex. This dynamic souvenir street leads the way to Zenkoji's ...

Komatsuya (こまつや) is located next to the Zenko-ji Temple grounds in a building with a history going back to the Edo-period. It took some renovating, but the now stylish Italian restaurant has found its...

Gotokutei (ごとく亭) is a restaurant located close to Nagano station which offers regional cuisine with some staple dishes such as soba, wild boar, deer, raw horse meat, sazokuyaki (local deep-fried chick...

Baccara (バカラ) is a cozy Italian themed izakaya that also serves a variety of other dishes. Atmosphere-wise it can offer a casual dining/drinking experience with a few drinks and bites, but a full dinn...